1348 Ex Voto

Players take control of Aeta (voiced by Alby Baldwin), a young knight errant who sets off on a brutal quest to find and save her closest one, Bianca (voiced by Jennifer English). Gameplay is based around sword combat and exploration of medieval Italy.^[1]

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The game received "mixed or average reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic, with a critics score of 50 based on 17 reviews.^[7] Critics praised the game’s visuals, acting, and combat, while also criticising its performance on PC and overall polish at launch.^[8][9]

Before launch, the game was heavily attacked by far-right influencers^[10] over a perceived lesbian romance that was not present in the final game,^[11] with reports noting that much of the criticism came from sources that had not played the game.^[12]

On release, this led to coordinated "anti-woke" review bombing^[13] and further attacks, including false claims of government funding^[10] and death threats directed at the developers.^[14]